Any good suggestions for headliner material?

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    Handym0927

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    My headliner and visors have deteriorated in my 1999 SC2. Anyone have any suggestions on the best material to use with the cardboard liner. What kind of adhesive is going to last the test of time. Does the cardboard have to be duplicated with a more durable material?
    I have been considering what to do and have been using a gorilla glue stick to hold pieces up!
     
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    A '99 is now 25 yrs old. Nothing lasts forever. Plastic suffers uv radiation and dries out, cracking. Vinyl dries out and cracks. If you use silicone spray often enough, it will rejuvenate vinyl to like new suppleness. Headliners fall down because glue doesn't last forever, drying out and disintegrating. Johann Fabrics may be the best low cost solution to line the headliner after careful cleaning and removing loose, disintegrating particles. 3M spray adhesive contact cement will stick new fabric onto your old headliner permanently. A weekend project. Review youtube videos on relining headliners so you'll have info on correct techniques and procedures.
     
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    I've used headliner adhesive unsuccessfully to put the fabric sections back onto the doors of my '95 SC2. And lasted about 2 years but the car is parked outside and the summers hit 95 to 100° so it is a battle never to be won in my case.

    My headliner was so dried out that I can't even scrape the glue and disintegrated foam off of the backing board. It just tears the surface right off the board as it comes off. You will see those imperfections as the glue will stick the fabric into those pits.

    They make special headliner material that you can buy at fabric stores. It is foam backed just like the OEM stuff. The thicker the foam the more forgiving it usually is with respect to defects in the backing board after cleaning. As long as you do not overly compress it when applying.
     
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